#261 - Grass Characters (4000 words, two in one)

Xu Ming came to the Valley of Myriad Flowers again.

However, this time, Xu Ming came to the Valley of Myriad Flowers not to visit, but to stay.

When Xu Ming walked into the Valley of Myriad Flowers, Qin Qingwan was already waiting for Xu Ming in the valley.

It seemed that Qin Qingwan already knew that Xu Ming was going to stay in the Valley of Myriad Flowers.

"You will stay here for the next few days." Wang Xuan led Xu Ming to a newly built wooden house.

Inside, there was a table and a quilt.

It seemed that Wang Xuan didn't let Xu Ming stay in the Valley of Myriad Flowers because Xia Donghua came to find Xu Ming, but Wang Xuan had planned it all along.

Otherwise, this wooden house would not have been built in advance, and it would not have been furnished with household items.

"Thank you, Senior." Xu Ming bowed, but Xu Ming felt a little uneasy in his heart, "Senior, how about I stay outside the Valley of Myriad Flowers?"

The Valley of Myriad Flowers only had two women, Qingwan and Wang Xuan, and now that there was a man like himself, it would be bad for their reputation.

If he lived outside the Valley of Myriad Flowers, Xia He would not dare to mess with him, and it would also avoid inconvenience for both parties.

"Disciples come and go outside the Valley of Myriad Flowers. If you live there, it will be even more controversial. Maybe others will call you a pervert.

You should just stay in the valley.

Besides, no other disciples will come to the Valley of Myriad Flowers. Not many people will know about it these days.

And even if they do know, so what?

In this Profound Heaven Sect, not many people dare to speak ill of me."

Wang Xuan said calmly, with a hint of dominance in her tone.

"Then... then I'll be bothering you..."

Since Elder Wang Xuan had said so, it would be a bit pretentious for him to refuse.

"Let's go, Qingwan."

Wang Xuan nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk out of the wooden house.

"My master and I have some matters to attend to. Just make yourself at home here."

Qin Qingwan looked at Xu Ming reluctantly. It seemed that she wanted to stay with Xu Ming, but there was nothing she could do. She still followed her master away.

Xu Ming guessed that Wang Xuan should have taken Qingwan to cultivate.

Xu Ming put down his luggage and sat in the wooden house for a while.

Xu Ming thought that he should try to reduce going out to avoid inconvenience.

But then Xu Ming thought again, he was not an unruly person, so why should he be so guilty?

Others didn't feel anything, but he acted like he had other intentions.

Xu Ming also walked out of the wooden house, intending to take a good look at the Valley of Myriad Flowers and see where Qingwan had lived these years.

It had to be said that the Valley of Myriad Flowers was very large. Although it was surrounded by mountains on all sides, it did not give people a feeling of confinement.

The sea of flowers stretched as far as the eye could see, as if it was isolated from the world.

Xu Ming walked around randomly, and his mood became more and more peaceful. Even as he walked, Xu Ming inexplicably entered a state of enlightenment.

Xu Ming suddenly had an idea in his mind. He wanted to practice swordsmanship.

Xu Ming drew out the Nine Heavens Cloud Lightning Sword and wielded the long sword as he pleased.

It was also amazing to say that Xu Ming was a sword cultivator, but he had never received systematic sword training, and he had never even learned a complete sword technique.

The only thing Xu Ming had was the Ice Sun Sword Technique of the Myriad Sword Sect, but the Ice Sun Sword Technique was actually a sword art.

Then there was Xu Ming imitating the Azure Sea Sword moves of the North Sea.

Then there was the sword that Xu Cang taught Xu Ming.

"The sword follows the heart, and the intention follows the will."

When Xu Ming put away his sword stance, on the other side, a calm female voice that blended into nature sounded.

Xu Ming turned his head to look, and Wang Xuan stood not far away.

"Senior." Xu Ming bowed with his sword in hand.

"Your swordsmanship is very strange, scattered, pieced together, and unsystematic. Who is your master? How could he teach you like this?" Wang Xuan asked.

Xu Ming smiled: "Strictly speaking, I don't have a master. Everything is self-taught. That old gentleman taught me a sword move."

"No wonder."

Wang Xuan nodded, then stretched out her white and tender palm towards Xu Ming.

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment before he realized that Wang Xuan wanted the sword in his hand.

Xu Ming stepped forward and placed the Nine Heavens Cloud Lightning Sword in Wang Xuan's hand.

"Although I am a Dao cultivator, I also know a little about swordsmanship. If you are willing to listen, then I will talk about it, and you can use it as a reference." Wang Xuan asked for Xu Ming's opinion.

Xu Ming bowed: "Senior is too polite. Junior is willing to listen attentively."

"Okay."

Wang Xuan simply responded, stroked the long sword with her sleeve.

"The so-called Way of the Sword is nothing more than three aspects: sword moves, sword energy, and sword intent.

Proficiency in sword moves can form sword energy, and strong sword energy can form sword intent.

Most people think that sword intent is the highest level of the Way of the Sword.

These people think that sword intent is the most essential existence of the Way of the Sword.

Most of these people only regard sword moves and sword energy as the steps of sword intent, ignoring them and only focusing on sword intent.

I can't say that it is wrong.

But in my opinion, it is not entirely true.

Sword moves, sword energy, and sword intent are all on the same level.

There is no distinction between the three.

In the past, Wang Xiaoyu broke through three thousand golden men with sword moves.

Jiang Luoyu suppressed the Demon Prison for three hundred years with sword energy.

Xu Cang fought against the Four Saints and Five Sect Masters with sword intent.

These people have all reached the pinnacle in the three levels of the Way of the Sword, which can be described as unprecedented and unsurpassed.

But Wang Xiaoyu's sword energy was thin, and his sword intent was fragmented.

Jiang Luoyu's sword intent was okay, but his sword moves were average.

Xu Cang's sword intent was excellent enough, but he fought with Wang Xiaoyu for thousands of sword moves, but he didn't win or lose.

So is sword intent really supreme?

That old guy Xu Cang didn't dare to say that."

Xu Ming listened carefully and asked a question that he had previously had:

"Then may I ask Senior, before in Three Stone Peak, Xu Cang told me that it was a pity that I didn't receive a complete sword path. If I start on the sword path from scratch now, is it too late?"

"It's too late."

Wang Xuan shook her head.

"I know what you are thinking.

Indeed, each person's sword sect has its own unique path, which is called the sword path. From sword moves, sword energy, sword intent, etc., they are polished from a young age. Their sword path is much more complete than ordinary people.

Going up the sword path is the Way of the Sword.

But this is under the premise of just stepping into the Way of the Sword.

And now, no matter what, you have already embarked on your own path and cannot turn back.

You have actually embarked on the sword path, but your sword path only belongs to you and is completely different from others.

What you can do is to continue walking.

Until one day, you feel that the path you are walking is feasible and you no longer question yourself.

The most objective point is that when the sword path you are walking can ascend to the Great Way, then it can be called the Way of the Sword.

Can you understand what I said?"

Xu Ming thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "I only understand a little."

Wang Xuan: "It should be understood only a little. If you can fully understand it, you wouldn't ask me this question, and I wouldn't tell you this.

In short, in my opinion.

Your sword energy is fierce, and your sword intent has been obtained from Xu Cang's sword, which is currently enough.

But your sword moves are not complete, which is a weakness.

I have a sword move here, which was obtained from a cave in the Northern Wilderness. This sword technique has no name, so I gave it a name, called "Grass Character Technique".

I feel that this Grass Character Technique is okay, so I will pass it on to you now.

I can only teach it once, so watch carefully.

If you can't learn it this time, it means that this Grass Character Technique has no fate with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Xuan wielded the long sword in her hand.

Dao patterns appeared in Xu Ming's eyes.

Although Xu Ming was quite confident in his sword talent.

But, for the sake of insurance, it's better to open the Dao Pattern Eye, after all, he only has one chance.

Wang Xuan, wearing a white dress, danced with the long sword, the fierceness of the sword moves and the softness of the woman merged together.

Every stab and every wave of Wang Xuan was so just right, her posture was strong and soft, and the petals floating in the air were more like a painting.

Xu Ming was now somewhat understanding why some emperors liked to watch beautiful women dance with swords so much.

The rigidity of the sword and the softness of the woman complemented each other, which was just right.

Every move of the "Grass Character Technique" was reflected in Xu Ming's eyes.

Gradually, Xu Ming went from watching Wang Xuan dance with the sword to finally only having the sword in his eyes, without Wang Xuan.

Xu Ming was fascinated.

Xu Ming had seen a lot of swordsmanship.

But he had never seen such a unique sword technique!

The swordsmanship that Wang Xuan wielded was incomparably tenacious, as if even if the world was chaotic, a blade of grass could break it open.

It was even more like everything could be a sword.

All sword moves seemed to return to nothingness.

What was even stranger was that Xu Ming felt that he could clearly feel the sword energy, but when he tried to feel it carefully, the sword energy seemed to disappear without a trace.

Wang Xuan put away her long sword and exhaled.

Xu Ming's eyes returned to normal again.

Wang Xuan asked: "Did you understand it?"

Xu Ming: "I should have understood it."

Under the veil, the corners of Wang Xuan's mouth curled up, so beautiful that she didn't seem to belong to the world, but unfortunately Xu Ming couldn't see it: "Then how much did you remember?"

Xu Ming recalled carefully, but in the end he was surprised to find that he didn't remember anything about the sword moves just now.

"Senior's sword moves just now, I don't remember anything..." Xu Ming said.

"Good." Wang Xuan threw the long sword to Xu Ming, "Wield the sword as you please, and show me."

Xu Ming held the long sword in his hand, he really didn't remember the sword moves just now.

But since Wang Xuan had said so, Xu Ming followed his instructions.

However, the moment Xu Ming swung his first sword at will, a strong sense of familiarity swept through his heart.

Immediately following that, Xu Ming unleashed the second sword, the third sword, the fourth sword...

Xu Ming realized that he was re-enacting the "Grass Word Formula" from before!

Xu Ming held the Nine Heavens Cloud Lightning Sword, waving it in front of Wang Xuan.

Watching the long sword in Xu Ming's hand transform endlessly, the sword intent and sword energy merging with the earth, Wang Xuan's eyes flickered with surprise.

No wonder he was able to learn that one sword technique that Xu Cang had taught him.

He... truly is a genius...

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, just as Xu Ming was about to unleash the complete Grass Word Formula, Xu Ming felt something in his heart, and the long sword trembled incessantly.

Xu Ming unleashed a sword.

An invisible sword energy pierced through the formation, splitting a distant mountain in two.

Before Xu Ming could be surprised by his sword strike, Wang Xuan, holding a tree branch, transformed the branch into a sword and swung it towards Xu Ming.

Several invisible long swords pierced towards Xu Ming.

Xu Ming's mind stirred slightly, and the long sword in his hand waved continuously. Xu Ming did not use any sword energy or sword intent, only ordinary Grass Word Formula sword moves.

Some of the invisible long swords were shattered by Xu Ming, some were deflected by Xu Ming, and some were even lightly touched by Xu Ming, causing the invisible long swords to stab back at Wang Xuan.

After three breaths, the flowers and plants around Xu Ming were shattered, petals flying everywhere. Xu Ming, without using any spiritual power, dissolved the opponent's moves one by one.

Xu Ming looked at the long sword in his hand in surprise.

Xu Ming didn't even realize what he had done.

This feeling is really strange, but it's very good...

"This is the sword technique."

Looking at Xu Ming's confused expression, Wang Xuan explained to Xu Ming.

"The most important point of the Grass Word Formula is to become one with nature."

"How to become one with nature?"

"It is to forget oneself."

"Forget the sword technique."

"You saw it, you forgot it, and then you learned it."

"Now, your sword dao mental cultivation method is the Ice Yang Swordplay. Although the Ice Yang Swordplay is called a swordplay, it only has the mental cultivation method because the sword techniques of the Ice Yang Swordplay have been lost."

"This sword dao mental cultivation method is not bad, it is the foundation, and all disciples above the inner sect of the Myriad Swords Sect must learn it."

"You can use this sword dao mental cultivation method."

"Your sword techniques include the Grass Word Formula."

"Your sword intent includes the one sword technique that Xu Cang taught you."

"From now on, this is your sword dao."

"As for how to improve it, how to integrate these things, how to discard and absorb, how to continue, that is your own business, I can't teach you too much."

Xu Ming bowed deeply: "Thank you, Senior, for bestowing the technique."

"It's not that I bestowed the technique, this is your opportunity."

Wang Xuan turned and left.

"All things in the world have cause and effect. There are as many results as there are causes. No one owes anyone anything."

"Qing Wan will not see you these few days."

"It's not that I'm keeping Qing Wan from seeing you, but that she is going into seclusion."

As Wang Xuan's voice faded away, her figure disappeared from Xu Ming's sight.

And this was also the last time Xu Ming saw Wang Xuan in these two days.

After this, Xu Ming's three meals a day were delivered by Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao.

Xu Ming also didn't see Qing Wan again in these two days.

Two days later, Xu Ming was meditating in the sea of flowers when a spiritual flower pulled out its roots and ran towards Xu Ming, then patted Xu Ming's knee with its tender leaves:

"Xu Ming, Xu Ming, wake up, wake up.

The Purple Glow Grand Ceremony is about to begin! Hurry up and go participate!"

【This chapter has been revised again and again, but it still feels a bit bland, but I feel like I have to write it.

To be honest, I feel that the pace is indeed a bit slow.

I originally planned to finish it in about two million words, but now it's already six hundred thousand words, and a lot of things haven't been written yet, and there are still various plots later.

I feel like I haven't grasped the rhythm well, I have to speed up the pace, but I'm afraid that the pace will be too fast and it will collapse.

I've thought about it for a long time, and I've decided! Starting September 2nd! I'm going to write 10,000 words a day for a month! If I don't make it, my hemorrhoids will recur!】